West Virginia releases latest COVID-19 statistics

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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) confirms 13 new COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State. The state’s cumulative percent positive test results rate is currently listed at 1.91%.

As of 10 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2020, the WV DHHR says the state has received 84,829 laboratory results for COVID-19, with 1,616 positive cases, 83,213 negative tests, 983 recoveries and 71 deaths.

These are considered official numbers reported to the state, which the WV DHHR says will be reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Delays may be experienced with the reporting of cases and deaths from the local health department to the state health department.

As case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county or even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested, according to the WV DHHR.